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Editorial articles RSS feedPredicting the climate future Oct 27, 2008
Forum for the Future suggests five likely scenarios for the world in 2050.
Moving times for wildlife Oct 15, 2008
Climate change is already causing disruptions in species ranges but tropical species have fewer options than those at mid-latitudes.
Climate adaptation takes the stage Oct 1, 2008
Physical and social scientists must work together to make and employ the predictions needed to inform policymaking for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Monitoring the melting of the Arctic Sep 10, 2008 3 comments
Liz Kalaugher joins a research ship in the Canadian Arctic to find out how microwave imaging can reveal where and how fast the ice is melting.
Climate talks continue in Ghana Aug 27, 2008
Deforestation and sectoral approach prove key areas for discussion.
Renewable energy: price and policy are key Jul 29, 2008 1 comment
Sustainable energy resources are plentiful but exploiting them at large scales is more of a challenge, heard delegates at the WREN conference.
Going sour: protecting the oceans Jul 16, 2008
Including ocean acidification worries in carbon regulation would probably lower emissions targets, say researchers.
Renewable energy investment takes off Jul 2, 2008
In 2007 $148 bn was invested in clean energy and energy efficiency, says the latest report for the UN Environment Programme.
Decadal predictions: put your money where your mouth is Jun 4, 2008
Climate researchers challenged to back up their ten-year forecasts of a temporary lull in rising temperatures with €2500 wager.
The environmental e-science revolution May 7, 2008
Scientists gather in London to swap ideas on the future of climate modelling, how information technologies can help environmental research, and more.
Modelling comes under scrutiny Apr 23, 2008 2 comments
European Geosciences Union Assembly debates whether modelling is more than a fashionable indoor sport.
Improving environmental treaties Apr 2, 2008 1 comment
With the exception of the Montrol Protocol, international environmental agreements have been unsuccessful.
Palaeodata can constrain “wild modellers” Mar 19, 2008
Leverhulme Climate Symposium 2008 brings two disparate scientific communities together.
Warming up the disease debate Mar 4, 2008
Climate change is not yet a major driving force behind the increase in epidemic infectious disease.
AAAS "seas" the future Feb 19, 2008
Threats to oceans highlighted at American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.
Finding food risk hot spots Feb 6, 2008
Researchers in the US have attempted to quantify where climate change will have the most detrimental effects on food availability.
European Union sets next round of emissions targets Jan 23, 2008
But will individual country objectives have enough impact for the EU to meet its greenhouse gas commitments?
The hidden costs of biofuels Jan 9, 2008
Although they can cut greenhouse gas emissions, biofuels may have other environmental impacts that are harmful.
AGU meeting looks for answers Dec 14, 2007
Arctic sea ice, climate tipping points and geoengineering were just a few of the themes under scrutiny in San Francisco.
Negotiations kick off in Bali Dec 5, 2007
Delegates at the UN Climate Change Conference have two weeks to come up with a plan.